TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Tyler Boudreau pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the Tampa Tarpons past the Clearwater Threshers 8-4 on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Boudreau allowed four hits and struck out five in his second straight strong outing. Hans Montero drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and a triple, while Luis Escudero homered and finished with two RBIs for Tampa, which improved to 22-23.

Tampa took control early, scoring two runs in the third inning on a fielder’s choice and a sacrifice fly. The Tarpons added two more in the fifth on Montero’s triple and a single by JoJo Jackson. Escudero’s two-run homer highlighted a three-run sixth, and Engelth Urena’s RBI double in the seventh made it 8-0.

Clearwater scored four times in the ninth on run-scoring singles by Matthew Ferrara and Manolfi Jimenez, plus a two-run error by Escudero. But Brennan Stuprich closed out the game for Tampa.

Sean Youngerman took the loss for Clearwater, allowing one earned run over 3 2/3 innings. The Threshers fell to 26-19.